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@proceedings{2419958, author = {Sharma, Dev Mani}, booktitle = {XVI Jornadas de Economía Laboral, Barcelona, Spain}, keywords = {Labor market; wage; inequality; gendergap; gender; gap; labor;market; female; public; transport}, language = {eng}, title = {Pink revolution of fare-free Public Transport on women’s Socio-economic Welfare, Barcelona, Spain}, url = {https://www.aeet.eu/en/jornadas-de-economia-laboral/}, year = {2024} }
TY - CONF ID - 2419958 AU - Sharma, Dev Mani PY - 2024 TI - Pink revolution of fare-free Public Transport on women’s Socio-economic Welfare, Barcelona, Spain KW - Labor market KW - wage KW - inequality KW - gendergap KW - gender KW - gap KW - labor;market KW - female KW - public KW - transport UR - https://www.aeet.eu/en/jornadas-de-economia-laboral/ N2 - In October 2019, Delhi (India) introduced the world's first groundbreaking gender-specific public transport initiative. The state implemented a pink pass policy granting fare-free public bus travel exclusively to women. The reform aimed to enhance women's socio-economic engagement and ensure safer bus commutes. I estimate women’s pre- and post-reform mobility patterns by utilizing data from Delhi economic survey reports, transport company records, and 2,142 observations of [own data] Delhi women survey (2023). This article conducts a descriptive evaluation of the policy's efficacy, scrutinizing its implementation, rationale, inherent challenges, and the state's evaluation methods. My findings reveal a positive effect of the reform on women’s socio-economic welfare. Furthermore, this article identifies policy gaps and recommends reform refinement. To my knowledge, it is the first literature to discuss the impact of fare-free public transport on women’s social inclusion, patriarchal independence, economic welfare, and safer transport. My research provides insight and extends the existing studies to ratify the significance of gender-specific affordable public transport. ER -
SHARMA, Dev Mani. Pink revolution of fare-free Public Transport on women’s Socio-economic Welfare, Barcelona, Spain. In \textit{XVI Jornadas de Economía Laboral, Barcelona, Spain}. 2024.
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